Lead 5G Core Projects Manager

Calance; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Calance in Richardson, TX (or Harrisburg, PA) is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee mobile telecom deployments after contract signing, including planning, risk management and governance.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, produce PID and delivery artefacts, track progress and provide dashboards to clients and executives. A strong background in 4G/5G and OSS/BSS is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a mobile telecoms project management role.
• Experience with end-to-end deployments, from initiation to handover.
• Formal project management certification or training (Prince2 or PMP).

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and lead complex, long-duration telecoms projects ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Coordinate handover to NOC and operations teams with clear acceptance criteria.
• Ensure HLDs and LLDs are generated and peer reviewed before solution design is frozen.
• Review scope, risks and resources to confirm delivery readiness and escalate discrepancies.
• Lead initiation activities with objectives, milestones and resource needs in line with contracts.
• Produce and maintain PID, schedules, risk registers and issue logs.
• Track progress, budget consumption and resource utilization using PM methodologies.
• Facilitate meetings, maintain documentation, and provide status dashboards to stakeholders.
• Ensure complete deliverables are transitioned to NOC/operations with acceptance criteria.
• Provide weekly management updates using project tracking and Gantt charts.
• Track time entries for all staff on projects.
• Lead post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Prince2 or PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

Calance in Richardson, TX (or Harrisburg, PA) is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee mobile telecom deployments after contract signing, including planning, risk management and governance.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, produce PID and delivery artefacts, track progress and provide dashboards to clients and executives. A strong background in 4G/5G and OSS/BSS is preferred.